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The QC, Vol. 79, No. 01 • September 10, 1992

1992_09_10_p001

QUAKERCAMPUS
Volume LXXLX, Number 1
a
The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914
i>
September 10,
Enrollment Skyrockets:
, 1992
Incoming Class Largest in Five Years
by Michele Apostolos
QC News Editor
This year's freshman and
transfer classes are the biggest
Whittier College has seen in five
years.
338 students are in the
freshman class, a 25 percent
increase overlastyear's number
of 270.
There are 76 transfers
compared to 59 last year, a 29
percent increase.
This year's numbers far
exceed the goals Admissions had
set. The goal for freshmen was
290, and for transfers was 65.
Tom Enders, Associate Vice
President for Enrollment, said
the numbers are a positive step
toward the goal of a 1200 full-
time equivalent enrollment,
which the College hopes to reach
in a few years.
"We are obviously elated.
This is a breakthrough for us,
we've been working for several
years to increase the size ofthe
freshman and transfer classes,"
Enders said.
Stephanie Orosz/QC photo editor
Members of this year's incoming class assemble for their orientation meetings.
"(The increase in numbers)
isn't a surprise," Enders said.
The college has been planning
throughout the entire summer
to make accommodations and
adjustments campus-wide to
meet the needs due to the
increase, he said.
All freshmen have been
housed, but there has been
tripling, especially among
housing for freshmen females.
Enders said pamphlets are
being given to students by
Residential Life to sensitize the
students to the situation of
living in close quarters.
Additionally, Whittier has
not been able to offer housing to
all transfers as they have done
in the past.
Other adjustments made as
a result of the increase are
doubling up of mail boxes and
the addition of an extra case
with 30 boxes. Students with
those boxes must go to the
window to get their mail.
"We are doubling up on
some, but only if it is okay with
the student," Ruth Van Buskirk,
the mail clerk who is in charge
of dealing with the assignment
of new mail boxes, said. Five
boxes have been doubled as of
Sept. 9.
Mike Criswell, Assistant
Director of Dining Services, does
not anticipate any problems in
the Campus Inn as a result of
the increase, and therefore no
adjustments are being made in
Please see SIZE pg. 5
Large Influx Causes Tripling
by Adam Webster
QC Editor-in-Chief
Due to the large freshman
class, the office of Residential
Life was forced to raise 42 rooms
to triple occupancy, according
to Dave Leonard.
Leonard, the Associate
Dean of Residential Life, said
that four rooms are tripled with
male students while there are
32 for women.
The triples are distributed
throughout Ball, Johnson and
Wanberg and two in Harris.
The reason for the larger
amount of women being tripled
is because the freshman class is
comprised of 55 percent women,
Leonard said.
In addition, six rooms were
tripled in Ball Hall for Aspect
students. There are three rooms
of each gender for that program.
"We are mainstreaming
some of the international students in this pilot project to see
how they interact," Leonard
explained.
The office of Residential Life
had allotted a certain amount of
rooms for freshman duringroom
draw last spring based on an
estimation of how many would
be attending. However, once
that number started growing,
tripling became the only option.
In order to alleviate some of
the tripling, Leonard and his
staff sent out a letter to upperclassmen offering a $250 relocation fee if they were willing to
Please see TRIPLES pg. 5
Professor Wang Passes Away
by Sandra Sookram
QC Staff Writer
Dr. Hsiao-Min Wang, 52,
Associate professor of Chinese
for four years and a member of
the Whittier College faculty
since 1981, passed away on July
4 after a battle with cancer.
Teresa Sun, Assistant professor to Wang last year will take
her place this fall.
According to Wendy
Furman, Dean of Faculty and
Academic Affairs, "Teresa Sun
remains in her capacity of
teaching Chinese for us this
year. She is working on her Ph.
D. at Seton Hall. Her M.A. is
fromUCLA. and herB.A from
Taiwan Normal University."
Wang was born on Febru
ary 1, 1940 in a city north of
Beijing, China. She was raised
in Taiwan and was a graduate of
Tamkang College, where she
became a master teacher of
Chinese with the Taipei Language Institute.
In 1975, Wang came to Ciaremont and assumed the position of Chinese Language Resident at Pomona College's
Oldenborg Center for Modern
Languages and International
Relations. She obtained an M.A.
and a Ph. D. in Education at the
Ciaremont Graduate School.
Throughout her distinguished career at Whittier College, Wang worked tirelessly to
promote the Chinese culture.
Due in large part to Wang's
efforts, Whittier College was
Photo courtesy of Public Relations
Dr. Hsiao-Min Wang
designated by the California
State Office of Education as a
Credential Program site for
secondary school teachers of
Chinese as a Second Language.
She was involved with the
organization ofthe Asian Student Association and a leading
member of the Chinese Language Teacher's Association
Please see WANG pg. 4
What's Inside: A Useful Guide to the Quaker Campus
News
Summer Changes -
Over the summertwo
key administrators left
Whittier College. Their
impact and the search
for their replacements is
profiled on page 4.
Viewpoint
Welcome Back -
Three guest columnists
give their advice on how
to make this a productive but fun year. Please
see page 3.
Features
Buying Books-
Features editor Karen
Whitehouse gives
helpful hints on saving
money by shopping
around. Please see page
10.
Arts&
Entertainment
"Freshman Dorm"-
The CBS TV show's
filming at the College
is recapped and the
show reviewed by A&E
editor. Please see page
16.
Sports
Fall Previews-
Soccer, cross country,
volleyball and football
are previewed and high
expectations are in
store for the Poets.
Please see pages 17-20.

QUAKERCAMPUS
Volume LXXLX, Number 1
a
The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914
i>
September 10,
Enrollment Skyrockets:
, 1992
Incoming Class Largest in Five Years
by Michele Apostolos
QC News Editor
This year's freshman and
transfer classes are the biggest
Whittier College has seen in five
years.
338 students are in the
freshman class, a 25 percent
increase overlastyear's number
of 270.
There are 76 transfers
compared to 59 last year, a 29
percent increase.
This year's numbers far
exceed the goals Admissions had
set. The goal for freshmen was
290, and for transfers was 65.
Tom Enders, Associate Vice
President for Enrollment, said
the numbers are a positive step
toward the goal of a 1200 full-
time equivalent enrollment,
which the College hopes to reach
in a few years.
"We are obviously elated.
This is a breakthrough for us,
we've been working for several
years to increase the size ofthe
freshman and transfer classes,"
Enders said.
Stephanie Orosz/QC photo editor
Members of this year's incoming class assemble for their orientation meetings.
"(The increase in numbers)
isn't a surprise," Enders said.
The college has been planning
throughout the entire summer
to make accommodations and
adjustments campus-wide to
meet the needs due to the
increase, he said.
All freshmen have been
housed, but there has been
tripling, especially among
housing for freshmen females.
Enders said pamphlets are
being given to students by
Residential Life to sensitize the
students to the situation of
living in close quarters.
Additionally, Whittier has
not been able to offer housing to
all transfers as they have done
in the past.
Other adjustments made as
a result of the increase are
doubling up of mail boxes and
the addition of an extra case
with 30 boxes. Students with
those boxes must go to the
window to get their mail.
"We are doubling up on
some, but only if it is okay with
the student," Ruth Van Buskirk,
the mail clerk who is in charge
of dealing with the assignment
of new mail boxes, said. Five
boxes have been doubled as of
Sept. 9.
Mike Criswell, Assistant
Director of Dining Services, does
not anticipate any problems in
the Campus Inn as a result of
the increase, and therefore no
adjustments are being made in
Please see SIZE pg. 5
Large Influx Causes Tripling
by Adam Webster
QC Editor-in-Chief
Due to the large freshman
class, the office of Residential
Life was forced to raise 42 rooms
to triple occupancy, according
to Dave Leonard.
Leonard, the Associate
Dean of Residential Life, said
that four rooms are tripled with
male students while there are
32 for women.
The triples are distributed
throughout Ball, Johnson and
Wanberg and two in Harris.
The reason for the larger
amount of women being tripled
is because the freshman class is
comprised of 55 percent women,
Leonard said.
In addition, six rooms were
tripled in Ball Hall for Aspect
students. There are three rooms
of each gender for that program.
"We are mainstreaming
some of the international students in this pilot project to see
how they interact," Leonard
explained.
The office of Residential Life
had allotted a certain amount of
rooms for freshman duringroom
draw last spring based on an
estimation of how many would
be attending. However, once
that number started growing,
tripling became the only option.
In order to alleviate some of
the tripling, Leonard and his
staff sent out a letter to upperclassmen offering a $250 relocation fee if they were willing to
Please see TRIPLES pg. 5
Professor Wang Passes Away
by Sandra Sookram
QC Staff Writer
Dr. Hsiao-Min Wang, 52,
Associate professor of Chinese
for four years and a member of
the Whittier College faculty
since 1981, passed away on July
4 after a battle with cancer.
Teresa Sun, Assistant professor to Wang last year will take
her place this fall.
According to Wendy
Furman, Dean of Faculty and
Academic Affairs, "Teresa Sun
remains in her capacity of
teaching Chinese for us this
year. She is working on her Ph.
D. at Seton Hall. Her M.A. is
fromUCLA. and herB.A from
Taiwan Normal University."
Wang was born on Febru
ary 1, 1940 in a city north of
Beijing, China. She was raised
in Taiwan and was a graduate of
Tamkang College, where she
became a master teacher of
Chinese with the Taipei Language Institute.
In 1975, Wang came to Ciaremont and assumed the position of Chinese Language Resident at Pomona College's
Oldenborg Center for Modern
Languages and International
Relations. She obtained an M.A.
and a Ph. D. in Education at the
Ciaremont Graduate School.
Throughout her distinguished career at Whittier College, Wang worked tirelessly to
promote the Chinese culture.
Due in large part to Wang's
efforts, Whittier College was
Photo courtesy of Public Relations
Dr. Hsiao-Min Wang
designated by the California
State Office of Education as a
Credential Program site for
secondary school teachers of
Chinese as a Second Language.
She was involved with the
organization ofthe Asian Student Association and a leading
member of the Chinese Language Teacher's Association
Please see WANG pg. 4
What's Inside: A Useful Guide to the Quaker Campus
News
Summer Changes -
Over the summertwo
key administrators left
Whittier College. Their
impact and the search
for their replacements is
profiled on page 4.
Viewpoint
Welcome Back -
Three guest columnists
give their advice on how
to make this a productive but fun year. Please
see page 3.
Features
Buying Books-
Features editor Karen
Whitehouse gives
helpful hints on saving
money by shopping
around. Please see page
10.
Arts&
Entertainment
"Freshman Dorm"-
The CBS TV show's
filming at the College
is recapped and the
show reviewed by A&E
editor. Please see page
16.
Sports
Fall Previews-
Soccer, cross country,
volleyball and football
are previewed and high
expectations are in
store for the Poets.
Please see pages 17-20.